Federal Register / Vol. 58, No. 48 / Monday, March 15, 1993 / Notices 13796 & 13797
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Notice of Intent to Repatriate a Cultural Item in the Possession of the
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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Notice is hereby given under the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act of 1990 of the intent to repatriate a cultural item in
the possession of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology that
meets the definitions of "sacred object" and "object of cultural
patrimony" under Section 2 of the act.
The carved, wooden figurine, with a height of 34.75" and a diameter of
3.5", was collected between 1902 and 1917 by Henry W. Sharp, the
divisional superintendent of the Santa Fe Railroad. The object was
donated to the Peabody Museum by Miss Gladys Sharp in 1951. The
original museum records describe the object as "#51-31-10/33190: Hopi?
wooden post carved to represent a figure." While museum records do not
indicate exactly where the object was collected, other materials donated
by Miss Sharp came from ruins located east of Zuni Salt Lake, in New
Mexico.
The form of the item and its apparent source lead the museum to believe
that the item is of Zuni origin, and most likely a Zuni War God. Copies
of museum records and photographs of the object have been provided to
the Governor and Head Councilman of the Pueblo of Zuni. Authorized
representatives of the Zuni tribe have viewed photographs of the object
and concur with the identification of the object as a Zuni War God. The
Pueblo of Zuni has requested repatriation of the object from the Peabody
Museum in a letter dated February 8, 1993. The Peabody Museum has no
objection.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with this object should contact Dr. David Pilbeam,
Director, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard
University, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone: (617)
495-2248, before April 19, 1993. Repatriation of the object of the
Pueblo of Zuni may begin after that date if no additional claimants come
forward.
Dated: March 10, 1993
Francis P. McManamon
Departmental Consulting Archeologist
Chief, Archeological Assistance Division
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